ly
pleasing pun)
laid aboard > (To "lay aboard" a ship is to run alongside or into
her, with the intention of boarding. Spenser also uses "abord",
"aboord" (cf. _Hubberd_ 324, _RR_ 185) to mean "adrift" or
"astray")

5 Whenso in open place and common board

Whenso > Whenever
common > [at the common]
board > table

6 He fortuned her to meet, with common speech

common > ordinary; public

7 Her courted her, yet baited every word,

baited > baited; _or:_ bated: moderated

8 That his ungentle host no'te him appeach

That > [In such a way that; so that]
ungentle > discourteous; ignoble
no'te > could not
appeach > accuse

9 Of vile ungentleness, or hospitage's breach.

ungentleness > lack of breeding
hospitage > {The behaviour befitting a guest (WU)}

310.7

But when apart (if euer her apart)
2 He found, then his false engins fast he plyde,
And all the sleights vnbosomd in his hart;
4 He sigh'd, he sobd, he swownd, he perdy dyde,
And cast himselfe on ground her fast besyde:
6 Tho when againe he him bethought to liue,
He wept, and wayld, and false laments belyde,
8 Saying, but if she Mercie would him giue
That he mote algates dye, yet did his death forgiue.

1 But when apart (if ever her apart)
2 He found, then his false engines fast he plied,

He > [He her]
engines > schemes, wiles
fast > fast; closely; firmly
plied > plied; applied

3 And all the sleights unbosomed in his heart:

sleights > ruses, stratagems

4 He sighed, he sobbed, he swooned, he pardie died,

pardie > assuredly, verily (an oath)

5 And cast himself on ground her fast beside;

fast > closely

6 Tho when again he him bethought to live,

Tho > Then
him bethought > contrived; resolved

7 He wept, and wailed, and false laments belied,

belied > misrepresented; lied about (tautological, and thus
intensive)

8 Saying, but if she mercy would him give

but if > unless

9 He might algates die, yet did his death forgive.

algates > altogether
did > [he did]
forgive > [forgive her]

310.8

And otherwhiles with amorous delights,
2 And pleasing toyes he would her entertaine,
Now singing sweetly, to surprise her sprights,
4 Now making layes of loue and louers paine,
Bransles, Ballads, virelayes, and verses vaine;
6 Oft purposes, oft riddles he deuysd,
And thousands like, which flowed in his braine,
8 With which he